Slovenia Times
8. March, 2021
Ljubljana – Police Commissioner Anton Olaj, who took over in late January, told the newspaper Delo in an interview run on Saturday there were indications some police investigations had been politically motivated.
Olaj would not elaborate on details of politically motivated investigations in the police but he noted that the success of criminal procedure depended most on prosecution.
From the time a crime is detected, prosecution takes charge of the procedure, he noted, adding that prosecutors’ directions to police officers must be in writing to reduce the risk of abuse.
The police commissioner believes there is too little emphasis on the constitutional principle under which you are innocent until you are proved guilty in a final court decision.